Water carrier



June 5, 1923. 1,457,655 H. J. DANIEL WATER CARRIER Filed Jan. 10 1923 ZSheets-Sheet l ATTORNEYS June 5, 1923. 1,457,,655

' H. J'. DANIEL WATER CARRI ER WITNESSES IN l/ENTOH KLQ ; I I m onms Patented June 5, 1923.

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HENRY J. DIANIEL, 0F SUTHERLIN, VIRGINIA.

WATER CARRIER.

" ,Application filed January 10 1923. Serial No. 611,797.

To all whom it may cancer/t: I

Be it known that I, HENRY J. DANIEL, a citizen of the ,United States, and resident of Sutherlin, in the county of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia, have invented certain ne'w and useful Improvements in Water Carriers, of which the ,followin'g is a speclfication.

This invention relates to carriers for water and the like. I

Briefly stated animportant object of this invention is to provide simple and reliable means whereby water may be conveniently conveyed from a spring to ahouse or other point of use without the necessity of go ng to the well or spring and manually filling the carriers.

A further object is .to provide a monorail a part of this application andin which like numerals are employed, to designate like parts throughout the same, Figure l is aside elevation of proved monorail structure. I

Figure 2' is a 'fragmentary plan view of the improved monorail structure. I I

Figure 3 is a fragmentary-perspective of the monorailistructure, the View illustrating the-h0lding bracket for the truck when it reaches the limit ofits movement in one dithe 1m rection and the view also illustrating the guide means for the rope by means of which the truck is moved upon the cable or track.

Figure 4 is airagmentary perspective of the improved. monorailstructure, the view illustrating the means tovfill the buckets with water. I I

Inthe drawing whereinfor the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred emb-odimentor the invention thenumeral 1O designates a plurality of posts or standards which are driven into the ground aproper distance and which have their upper ends tapered to, an edge as illustrated in Figure 4. It might be stated that'the upper ends of the posts 10 are grooved to partly receive a supporting cable ortrack 11 and athin a strip of iron or other metal 14, is secured to the beveledupper ends of the posts 10, and extends over the cable 11 so as to secure the cable in position. It. will be observed that the metal 14 is comparatively thin so thatj 'thewheels of the truck may pass. over thefsame without difficulty- One end. of the cable 11 is fastened to an anchoringpost 15 having a bracing member 16 secured to a stakelS which is driven lnto the ground.

The other end of'the cable 11 is as illustrated in Figure l trained about and secured to a Windlass 19 which in turn is supported by. bearings 20 carried'by ,a po st 21. By turning the Windlass '19 in. the proper direction the cable 11 is tightened and the Windlass is provided adjacent one has been tightened the desired, extent, the handle 23 is held in position by means of a prop or other suitable holdingmember 24.

I endwith openings 22 for the reception of atightening handle 23. When the cable 11 Of course when it is desired, to further tighten the cable or to loosen the same,.the member 24n1ay=be removed. I I The carriage or truck is designated by the,

numeral 26 and is provided at its ends with.

axles 27 which have connection with wheels 28. With reference to- Figure 4 it Will be observed that the truck26 is-of monorail type and the wheels 28 which are partially received in slots 29 in the truck operate upon the cable 11.. v The intermediate portion of the trucki 26;

is provided with a U-shaped yoke 30 having 7' a bight portion extending transversely of and rotatablysecured to the top of the truck by means of staples 31 or other suitable fastening devices. Theend portions of the yoke 30 arehooked as indicated at 34 and are adapted for supporting buckets or pails moved rearwardly and the weightof the contents of the same will prevent the rear Wheel of the truck f om leaving the cables I or Windlass being provided with a handle 41 by means of which the same may be rotated for operating the truck upon the track. The standards 10 are provided with laterally projecting rollers 44 over which the operating cable 39 is trained and suitable guide wires 45 are connected to the standards and cooperate with the rollers in guiding the cable. It will be observed that the several ends of the cord or rope 39 are secured to the ends .of the truck by depending brackets 50 so that when the several guide members 44 and 45 are passed the same will offer no resistance to the movement of the truck.

The lower portion of the operating cable 89 is passed between rollers 56 secured to the sides of the standards by means of attaching devices 57 It will be seen that the cable 89 which controls the truck cannot slide off the rollers and interfere with the operation of the carrier.

In case the source of supply is at a point lower than the pointof use or the end having the drum 40 one end of the cable is connected to the carriage or truck and the otherend is trained about a drum 40 and is secured thereto. By this construction when it is desired to draw the buckets of water up from the point of supply it is merely necessary to turn the drum 40 whereupon the truck will travel upon the supporting cable 11. On the other hand when it is desired to return the buckets to the well or point of supply the drum is turned in the opposite direction at the proper speed and the truck will return by force of gravity.

In this case the operating cable 39 is trained between rollers 60 and 61, the roller 61 being mounted for vertical sliding movement upon a pin 62 so that as the cable is wound upon the drum the pulley or spools 61 will guide the rope.

Figure 3 illustrates that the rearmost post 10 is provided with a transverse socket or recess 67 which partially receives the supporting cable 39 and directly above the cable 39 the post 10 is provided with a pair of holding arms 70 which engage opposite sides of the adjacent wheel 28 in the manner illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 1 illustrates that when the carriage or truck reaches the uppermost post- 10 one of the wheels 28 passes between the trough 7 6 which may extend from a spring or other point of supply. When it is desired to use the water in the buckets 36 the drum is rotated in the proper direction and the truck will travel on the cable'll until one of the wheels 28 enters the space between the arms 70. As previously stated when the truck 26 is suddenly brought to a halt the buckets 36 will swing forwardly and thereby prevent the rear wheel of the truck from leaving the track. The same is true when the truck reaches the point of supply and is suddenly brought to a halt as the buckets will swing forwardly and thereby prevent what is now the rear wheel from leaving the track. This advantage is even more important when the truck reaches the supply point as the truck is generally trav cling at a considerable speed and when suddenly brought to a halt the buckets will swing forwardly and hold the rear wheel in position.

When the buckets are filled with water the truck may be returned and the buckets detached. The truck cannot tilt transversely when one of the buckets detached I the track. The carrier needs practically no attention and is capable of operation on a level or hilly ground and with a minimum of effort on the part of the operator.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and desired of the same and that such minor changes in arrangement and construction of parts may be made as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is l. A carrier of the character specifiedv if carried'bytheyoke. I 7 1 4:. An apparatus of thecharacter specified reaches the limit of its movement in one direction. 7

2. A monorail truck of the character specifiedcomprising a body, wheels arranged at the ends of the body, a U-shaped yoke having a bight portion rotatably secured to the-intermediate portion of the body, the terminal portions of the yoke being provided'with;

comprising a body having its end portions formed with slots, wheels mounted in said slots, a U-shaped yoke rotatably connected to the intermediate portion of the body and having arms provided with object supporting means, and a supporting member for the wheels, the objects carried by the arms of said yoke being adapted to swing when thetru ck reaches the limit of its movement in one direction 'whereby to hold the rear wheel of the truck in position.

.5. A carrier comprising a plurality of. standards, a cable connected thereto, a pair of parallel arms connected to one, or": the standards, and a truck mounted on said cable and having wheels, one of which isengaged position by the object position.

, 6. A carrier comprising plurality of "standards, a cable connected thereto, apair of parallel armsjconnected to one of the cables, a truck having'wheels mounted on r said cable, one of whichwheels being enby said arms whereby tohold th'ejtruck in i gaged by said arms whereby to hold the truck in position,- and a yoke connected tov the truck and having object supporting means. I i

7. A carrier comprising a" plurality of standardsacable connected thereto, a pair of parallel arms connected to one of the standards,a-truckmounted on said cable and haying wheels, oneof which is engaged by 'said arms whereby to hold the-truck in posi tion,"a,yo'ke connected to the truck and-'havingobject supporting means, any operating I cable connected'to said truck, and a drum i for operating said second cable.

8. ;-A carrier comprising a plurality of spaced standards, a cabl t d t-he f an'attaching'and tightening member having connection with one end of said cable, an- I anchoring post having connection] with the .other end of the cable, a pairof parallel arms v I connected to one of the standardsfa truck I mountedon said cable and having wheels, one of which is engaged by said arms here 1 by to hold the truck in position, a yoke swinging'ly connected to thetruck and having a pairo'fdepending arms adapted fonconnection with objects to be carried, an operat- V ing oa'bleconnected to said truck,and a'drum for-operating said operating-cable. J

YHENRYIJ. DANIEL. 

